Author Topic: ever heard of Fresh water shrimp? (Read 530 times)

boxboy28 · « **on:** June 30, 2004, 04:10:58 PM »

A local store here in Michigan (Farmer Jacks) is running a special on "Fresh water shrimp". I never knew there was such a thing! There selling 13-15 ct fresh water shrimp for like $7.99 a pound!

Thats very very cheap compared to normal shrimp and they are already deviened not to mention they are big mofo's!!!!!!!

Anyone ever have them ? is there a difference?

they look like normal raw shrimp....................

boxboy28 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2004, 04:27:46 PM »

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2004, 04:48:44 PM »

crayfish that are freshly molted

United · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:22:39 PM »

They have em over here in the Chesapeake Bay.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:29:20 PM »

here's a pix i found but every thing else i have read says they are more like lobester in taste and texture and are usually more expensive than normal salt water shrimp.

Toad · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:32:18 PM »

Buy a pound; how far wrong can you go?

Let us know if they work out; I'd like to slip a few of those onto the barbie if I can find them around here.

boxboy28 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:41:37 PM »

ya toad i bought 2 lbs shoot only cost me $17 . like i said they are the 13-15 ct and deviened! got 1 lbs peeled and marinating right now!

Curval · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2004, 05:54:32 PM »

Feeling ill yet?

Nash · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:14:31 PM »

Does it taste like that fake crab stuff? What it is it... pollock?

Drifter1234 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2004, 06:20:54 PM »

These are shrimp that are raised in huge ponds mainly in asia.

Alot of the frozen shrimp you get is grown this way. Has devastated the domestic shrimping industry. It is like farm raised salmon. Has a little more bland taste but with a good shrimp boil really not alot of difference.

Just another product that someone else has figured out how to produce cheaper.

I am fortunate to have access to fresh shrimp year round and do not mind paying a little premium for the local fishermen.

culero · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:02:06 PM »

Actually, they occur naturally. I've seen 'em both in Louisiana and here in Texas (in the nearby Rio Grande). We call 'em "prawns". They get huge, I've seen 'em as large as a foot long, although that's unusual.

I'm not aware of any aquaculture shrimp being freshwater. They're not only raised in Asia, there's also a rather large industry growing here as well...but the ones grown here are definitely saltwater (the "ponds" are near the coast and use pumps to draw the saltwater in). The farm I drive by OTW fishing is hundreds of acres large.

culero

Gunslinger · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:06:14 PM »

[stick lower lip out]

Shrimp cocktail, Shrimp kabob, Shrimp gumbo, Shrimp soup, Fried Shrimp, Broiled Shrimp, Shrimp on the grill......

[/stick lower lip out]

Lizking · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:24:22 PM »

I've seen them while diving in the San Marcos, Guadeloupe and Frio rivers. They get huge, like 12" long with 6" claws.

Scootter · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2004, 08:25:26 PM »

http://www.sdnpbd.org/sdi/international_day/wed/2004/bangladesh/resources_sea_ocean/shrimp.htm

http://www.shrimpfarm.net/

http://www.wtvw.com/Global/story.asp?S=1455599

This will get bigger unless the enviromental wackos kill it, I like the fack we are not draging nets all over getting saltwater shrimp.

http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/reports/biodiversity/shrimp/shrmp03.html

They are not bad, and considering most people dip shrimp in all kinds of crap anyway what can they really tast of the shrimp.

crabs next!!

http://www.franksaquarium.com/freshwater_crabs.htm

boxboy28 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2004, 11:16:50 PM »

well i cooked em up tonight and they we excellent ! much better than normal shrimp more like lobster sweeter and had more of a lobster texture! I highly recomend them to all! you wont be sorry!

Boxboy